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There's a lot of great things going on along Fulton Street in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. You can walk just a few blocks (or hop on one of the dozens of buses darting up and down the street) and find something truely different and wonderful. Here are a few tidbits the FAB Alliance has pulled together for you.

Tired of going into Manhattan for an all-natural spa day? That’s what inspired LaShunda Davis to open ‘Cure Beauty Bar on Fulton Street. The name ‘Cure is short for manicure or pedicure, but is also indicative of...

In Sunday's NY Daily News, Staff Writer Erica Pearson talks about cured meat from the "sheep/pig... an ancient, rare breed of hog with a woolly coat - that commands a lot of bacon ($83 a pound)". The Daily News checked it out at Fulton Street's own...

From TIME OUT NY
"Apartments 2010, Ten Top Brokers in NYC":
"Fort Greene.... Anthony Crews (Crewstown Realty; 718-643-8100, crewstownrealty.com) has lived in the area for 11 years, which might explain why he was so calm and comfortable with the listings....

And in this review of Fulton Street's OUTPOST LOUNGE... If you walk in looking for coffee on a busy Sunday morning, you may think you stumbled into a 24-hour club instead of a café. You’ll see a glass chandelier sparkling over the entrance, if you haven’t...

There are certain businesses that every neighborhood has to have and among the most important is a grocery store. Like proximity to the subway, a good grocery store is something we New Yorkers look for when choosing where to live. It has to be clean, have the foods we want and be convenient....

The odds are good you’ve passed by Kush Café at 17 Putnam Avenue and never noticed it. Nestled in the middle of the short, cramped block, near the triangular corridor where Fulton, Grand and Cambridge Place intersect, the restaurant, which opened in 2005, is known for its upscale, French-influenced...

Books have been born all over Brooklyn’s Fort Greene. Richard Wright labored over “Native Son” here while sitting on a hill in Fort Greene Park; a bench there now bears his name. He lived nearby, as did Marianne Moore, and several contemporary writers have roots in the neighborhood, including...

Frank’s Cocktail Lounge on Fulton Street is named for its owner, Frank Perkins. The lounge offers the community a great place to unwind after work or spend an evening socializing with our neighbors while enjoying the varied entertainment provided…and cocktails!
Recently, we spoke with Frank’s sons...